(just) one of those days
idiom
: a day in which many bad or unpleasant things happen
I missed the bus and it splashed mud all over me; it's just one of those days.
It was one of those days when nothing was going right.
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Guests will be able to choose from three, four or five-day tickets with only one of those days at Epic Universe and the rest at Universal Studios Florida or Universal Islands of Adventure.
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Sometimes taking a risk pays off, but today is unlikely to be one of those days.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
Landing days can be rough sometimes, and today is one of those days.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 20 May 2024
With a cavalcade of injuries, a getaway game at Coors Field, and still no day off in sight, this was not one of those days.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
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Eve Chen, USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
Sometimes taking a risk pays off, but today is unlikely to be one of those days.
—Tarot.com, Chicago Tribune, 4 Oct. 2024
Landing days can be rough sometimes, and today is one of those days.
—Refinery29 Australia Team, refinery29.com, 20 May 2024
With a cavalcade of injuries, a getaway game at Coors Field, and still no day off in sight, this was not one of those days.
—Evan Webeck, The Mercury News, 9 May 2024
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“(just) one of those days.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/%28just%29%20one%20of%20those%20days. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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